How Many People Are Named Drake?
people named Drake are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 9,524 people in the US has this name
Based on 36,875 babies named Drake in Social Security records from 1918 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
1,885 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname derived from the Old Norse byname Draki or the Old English byname Draca both meaning "dragon", both via Latin from Greek Ξ΄ΟΞ±ΞΊΟΞ½ (drakon) meaning "dragon, serpent". This name coincides with the unrelated English word drake meaning "male duck".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Drake (99.8%) were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Drake alive today is about 20 years old, and 84% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 26 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Drake first appears in the records in 1918 and was given most often in 2010, to 1,885 babies. In 2025, 299 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1918 to 2025
π Rank History
Drake has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #196, in 2010. In 2025 it ranked #827.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #827 |
| Best rank | #196 (2010) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #253 in the 2000s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Drake alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Drake were born in California than in any other state: about 3,169 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Drake was given 3.8 times as often in Iowa, 2.9 times in Arkansas and 2.8 times in Louisiana.
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